Worst professor ever. Midterm average was below 60 on both and final average in the low 70’s. His lectures were boring and slow. He gave no examples in class that helped with homework assignments. His lack of care during the pandemic was obvious as he did not care about any students complaints of his lack of clarity and helpfulness. Definitely a weeder class that had everyone pulling their hair out. Do yourself a favor, wait a quarter before taking this class if he is teaching.

This class is difficult. For sure had to put in more work for this class than the other classes I took this quarter. If you do all the problem sets, go to discussion, attend lecture, and study a fair amount you should be fine. I do like his grading system - he will drop one of your worst midterm if you do better on the final, but if you do worse than everything is counted for 30% with a 10% homework grade.

Despite all the negative reviews, I think Mazzocco is a decent professor. I don't know what all the a**hole reviews are about because he genuinely wanted us to learn and would always answer questions we had about the material. The only negative thing about him is probably his refusal to accommodate students who had legitimate reasons, often concerning their health, for missing original exam windows. He does have a policy that allows you to drop the lowest of two midterms in the situation that you can't take one, or if you failed one, so that's helpful, but it's still somewhat unfair to students who absolutely couldn't make it. So if you know you can't make the midterm or final exams, I wouldn't take the class.

The workload is pretty light, it's just a weekly problem set of 1-3 questions with 1-5 parts that you have a week to do. There's a total of 8 problem sets and they account for 10% of your final grade. The TA's will pick one question from each problem set and your grade for it is based on that one problem. I found them pretty manageable and easy to complete, and I got 100% for all.

There are two midterms and one final, and the exams were all on CCLE for this quarter. Because they were held online, they were all MCQ, with two "essay" questions that were more heavily weighted with multiple parts. If you scored lower on the final than on the two midterms, then each exam is worth 30% of your overall grade. If your final is higher than your midterm grade(s), then the lowest midterm is dropped. The final would be worth 50% of your grade in this situation and the higher scoring midterm would account for 40%. You have an hour and fifteen minutes for each midterm and three hours for the final. The only one I didn't have extra time for was the final, but I did answer every question.

The average grade for every exam was a low C (~71-73%), but I always scored above the average. He posts past exams for you to use as study guides, and I completed about 5-10 of those in preparation for each exam. I didn't read the textbook and it isn't really required, so I just followed his slides. I got a 91.5 on the first midterm, 89 on the second, and 84 on the final. I had a raw score of 89.4, but after the class was curved, I had an A (not sure what the actual percentage is). If it helps, my friend had an 84 and got an A- after the curve.

The TA sections aren't mandatory, they just go over questions similar to ones you'd find on the problem sets. I only attended the first section and the review sessions they held prior to an exam. Overall, I think this course was decent, you just have to put a little time and effort in to get a decent grade. I'd definitely take a class with Mazzacco again. I am a decent test-taker though, which is how I think I managed to get an A. If you usually do poorly on tests, I wouldn't recommend him since 90% of your grade is based on the exams.

This class was challenging but I wouldn't blame the difficulty on the professor; I think the material is hard to grasp in general unless you spend hours and hours practicing it. Professor Mazzocco provided practice exams which were helpful, but completing the midterms within the allotted time was difficult - the exams typically consisted of 20-25 questions and were an hour and fifteen minutes long. The exams were open note, however, there wasn't much time to look at them because of how little time you had to solve a large number of lengthy problems. In the class, you're graded based on homework (10%), midterms (30% or 40%) and a final (30% or 50%). If you performed better on the final than you did on the midterms, he dropped your lowest midterm score (there are 2 midterms and one final) and weighed your undropped midterm at a 40% and your final at a 50%. On the other hand, if your final exam score was lower than that of your 2 midterms, he weighed them all at 30%. The class was definitely difficult and it requires you to start preparing at least a week or a week and a half in advanced for the exams because of how much material you need to go over. Overall, professor Mazzocco was a decent lecturer, but it would've been nice if he didn't make the exams significantly harder because they were open-note (considering there was no time to look at your notes!)

Econ 11 is a pretty hard class. No way around it. Mazzocco does his best and in general is a nice guy and decent teacher, but if you aren't good at calculus like me this class will probably suck. His curve is generous which is good, but you will have to put in the time to understand the topics and figure out the problems if you want to get a grade above passing. The TA's for Econ usually aren't all that useful, so a lot of the learning in this class will come from sitting down and grinding through all the practice tests and extra problem sets he gives until it becomes automatic.

professor mazzocco is a funny guy and decent lecturer. didn't read the textbook at all, grind out a couple sets of practice exams before the midterms and final and it's not bad

I thought that this class was very manageable and well taught. Prof. Mazzocco's lectures were engaging and I thought he did a good job of incorporating examples while he lectured. Classes are recorded and he gives many office hours options.
As far as tests go, there's 2 midterms 1 final. Grading dist can be 30% to each test and 10% homework (which was an easy worksheet once a week) or drop a midterm to make it 40% midterm 50% final 10% homework. He provides every test he's given out in the past. I'd highly recommend studying them, using them for practice was pretty much the only reason I ended with the grade I did. He also allows a two sides one page cheat sheet for each test.

Grade consists of 2 midterms, 1 final, and weekly problem sets. He drops your lowest midterm score. He posts all the old midterms to use as study guides, very helpful. He allows a cheat sheet on the exam. Lectures are all recorded, and slides/notes are posted. I've never touched the textbook, his material is enough. Class is math-heavy but fairly easy if you don't fall behind and study the material he posts. Also, attendance for discussions is not required. He also claims to be generous with the curve.

Mazzocco is a great professor. Lectures are engaging, often making jokes to keep the class engaged. Class structure is 10% weekly homework problems that are very manageable. The rest is either 30% final, 30% midterm1 , 30% midterm 2; or 50% final, 40% midterm (whichever grade is higher). Exams are relatively hard (mean of about 70) but they are curved. One page cheat sheet is allowed for exams. He posts previous midterms so just grind through those and the real one should be a breeze. Lectures are recorded. An A is very doable as long as you take good notes and practice the previous midterms. The algebra of the class is harder than the calculus. Only pretty basic derivatives but sometimes can be complicated to simplify the larger equations. Overall, Mazzocco is the guy you want.

This class was a very tough one. He tends to overcomplicate a lot of the information you need or don’t need to do. Slides are used but honestly have an intense amount of information that you cannot understand everything. There are homework assignments per week that are manageable but they do not reflect a lot of the exams. There are a few things that make your grade: 8 Problem Sets, 2 Midterms, & 1 final. If you do better on the final than both of your midterms, he will drop the lower midterm grade. He will also drop the lowest homework grade. Overall, this class is one you must learn on your own. TA office hours are helpful to a point. You truly must learn for hours a day by yourself.

PSA TO TRANSFERS: This class will probably shock you academically. This is a weeder class. This may be a deciding factor to be an econ or business econ major.
My grade reflects me giving up Week 9 knowing I am retaking the course. you need a B or A to maintain the transfer GPA requirement (3.5 between econ 11 and 101)